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BENGALURU: Keen to continue its dominant position in the Indian defence market, Russia says it is willing to partner with India to jointly make products that will "find the markets of the future". Promising a whole array of technological transfer and joint production under 'Make in India' initiative, the Russian manufacturers said they are eager to partner with Indian private firms too, especially in the booming aerospace sector. Terming 2015 a "very important year", state-owned United Aircraft Corporation's (UAC)

BENGALURU: US President Barack Obama will soon fly in a new helicopter whose cabin has been made in India. US helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky had entered into an agreement with TATA Advanced Systems in 2009 for the manufacture of cabins for the company's S-92 helicopters, which is used by a number of VVIPs in the world including the US President. The 100th cabin under this deal would be delivered soon, Samir Mehta , President of Sikorsky's military systems, told reporters here at the Aero India show.

BENGALURU: Top executives of Indian and foreign defence companies rallied against the country's offsets policy for defence contracts, saying it was mired in bureaucratic hurdles that rendered it ineffective. About 300 entrepreneurs and chief executive officers met Defence Min ister Manohar Parrikar , who was in Bengaluru for the Aero India exhibition, to discuss problems the industry faces, especially on defence offsets, skill shortage and transfer of technology. "Offsets are not going to help the industry survive.

BENGALURU: Freya Paterson , Nikata Salmon and Danielle Huges who walk on aircraft wings high up in the air keep spectators at Aero India on cloud nine.The three women who are part of the world's only aerobatic formation wing-walking team , Breitling Wingwalkers , are treasuring every moment of their Indian adventure. The UK-based girls, who have been wing-walking for varying periods ranging from 2 to 9 seasons, say that though getting on the wing at first is difficult, it gets better and they are only anxious about giving it their best so that that spectators enjoy it.During a wing-walking routine, the team performs a sequence of acrobatic manoeuvres while strapped to the top wings of a Boeing Stearman biplane.

NEW DELHI: Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi , who expressed satisfaction with the ongoing cooperation between the two countries in various sectors. During the meeting, Modi recalled his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September 2014. "He (Modi) expressed satisfaction with the ongoing cooperation between India and Israel in various sectors," an official release said here.

BENGALURU: Two pilots of Red Bulls aerobatic team today had a miraculous escape after the wings of their aircraft touched each other mid-air while doing stunts. The aircraft landed safely but with their wings damaged. "Flying Bulls" from the Czech Republic were in middle of their stunt when this accident took place. No injuries have been reported so far. The team had performed in earlier editions of the Aero India in 2011 and 2013.

BENGALURU: "Human factor" was responsible for the crash of the Su-30 MKI in October last year that led to the grounding of the entire fleet of India's frontline fighter plane for a month, according to the manufacturer. "Out stand is human factor," said Vitaly Borodich, Vice President (Military Sales) of Russia's Irkut Corporation . Irkut is the subsidiary of Russia's state-run United Aircraft Corporation which is the umbrella organization of the country's aerospace industry.

BENGALURU: Confident of signing the much delayed $10 billion contract for Rafale fighter jets with India "soon", French Defence major Dassault today said its pricing remains the same from day one and it has not wavered from the request for proposal (RFP). It also said an empowered team has already arrived in India and carried forward the talks as decided by the Defence Ministers of the two countries in December. "The pricing issue is very clear. Our pricing remains the same from day one of LI (Lowest bidder)

BENGALURU: Rostec, a Russian state corporation set up to promote development, production and export of hi-tech industrial products for civil and defense sectors, has strongly backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' pitch. A top corporation official noted that he does not feel sour over India's tilt to buy American products and his country does not restrict nations from having industrial deals with others unlike the Americans. "I was very happy to have listened to Mr Modi's opening speech (at Aero India 2015)

BENGALURU: Indian aerospace and defence entrepreneurs are riding a wave of optimism as the Narendra Modi government lifts the shackles on direct foreign investment in the sector at a time when demand is growing for products and services that are "Made in India". Indian firms can receive overseas investment of up to 49% with the option to seek Cabinet approval for even 100% direct foreign investment in critical technology areas. "It was surprise to us that process took just two months, unlike in the past when we had to wait for one year," said Aravind Melligeri , chief executive of Aequs whose firm has bagged a $50-million (Rs 312 crore )